Kristi Noem personally approved all DHS contracts over a certain threshold.
But before the contracts reached her, they had to be approved by political appointees. Lewandowski was typically the last to OK a contract before Noem, DHS officials said.
There are some reports online that Poland has now been struck.
Zero confirmation on this.
They are another NATO Country.
Supposedly they're people are emergency meeting.
AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.
Bibi has possibly bamboozled Shitler into a new Sarajevo.
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
It must be a very confusing time for MAGA.
The WSJ calls it “the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
"A woman who claims she was abused as a minor by both Epstein and Trump has given the FBI vivid accounts that include aspects of her life corroborated by the The Post and Courier through public records ... she claimed Trump forced her to commit a sex act on him sometime around 1984."
That was also true in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Generational genocide
It’s about time someone said it out loud on a national news show.
Major Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) — on Trump’s interest in putting boots on the ground:
“We have a situation where someone called a malignant narcissist is unfortunately drifting into a state of dementia that is difficult to manage.”
Well, this aged exactly how I was afraid it would
Pete Hegseth: "This is war"
“Bringing your enemy to their knees” - You bombed children and civilians in an illegal war.
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
Well this is amusing if not surprising.
Fox tried to cover for Trump's embarrassing white baseball cap and rumpled blue suit at the dignified transfer yesterday by playing footage from an older similar event. They got caught and apologized, claiming a mistake.
www.rawstory.com/trump-fox-ne...
@sanders.senate.gov on the opportunity cost of war: "All over this country, people are sleeping out on the street, can't afford housing, can't afford healthcare. We are the richest country in the history of the world... We need to provide a decent standard of living for every man, woman and child."
This is what ecocide looks like.
Just throwing anything at the wall at this point
To clarify this: the context is college sports. Trump is saying that Russia helping Iran target Americans in a war is less important than the pay structure for athletes. (1/3)
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East.
It's revolting but so on brand🤮
Last year, lobbying firms raked in over $5 million from clients hoping to secure a pardon from Trump.
Turns out his pay-to-pardon scheme is quite lucrative. Watch. https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=0fAnSic2HAFVRmfN
After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in their Indonesian supply chain away from high-wage parts of the country and into less-developed areas.
With @oregonian.com
Civilians in Tehran are reporting toxic oily rain following US and Israeli airstrikes on oil storage facilities. An estimated 10 million people face exposure to hazardous chemicals, with risks including skin burns and lung damage.
We are living in a time of absolute, utter madness...and too many people are unwilling to acknowledge it. My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Rothkopf eviscerates the normalcy bias that is stalling a proper reaction to Trump's insanity.
